Explanation of the author's statement: "... it is obligatory to cover it with what does not reveal the skin..."
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The Shaykh : The author said: "it is obligatory to cover it with what does not reveal the skin".
"It is obligatory" — the subject refers to covering the 'awrah, meaning it is obligatory to cover the 'awrah. "With what" — "what" — what kind of "what" is this? It means with that which is good. It is permissible to treat it as an indefinite noun with a description, meaning with a garment. Yes, "does not reveal the skin." This is one condition: it is required of the covering that it not reveal the skin, not that it not define the limb. It must not reveal the skin. To describe a thing is to mention its attributes. Does the garment describe? Let us say, for example, you see, you see a color. Is the color of the skin underneath black, or is its color red, or is its color white, or is it not? In terms of speech, it does not describe, but it describes it by state through the language of the state. So, if this garment on the body reveals the color of the skin completely, revealing it clearly, then this is not a covering. However, if it reveals the end of the trousers, that is part of the limb, so that is a covering. But if it reveals the skin, the color of the skin, then it is not a covering, so the covering with it is not valid.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient. This is sufficient.
"It is obligatory" — the subject refers to covering the 'awrah, meaning it is obligatory to cover the 'awrah. "With what" — "what" — what kind of "what" is this? It means with that which is good. It is permissible to treat it as an indefinite noun with a description, meaning with a garment. Yes, "does not reveal the skin." This is one condition: it is required of the covering that it not reveal the skin, not that it not define the limb. It must not reveal the skin. To describe a thing is to mention its attributes. Does the garment describe? Let us say, for example, you see, you see a color. Is the color of the skin underneath black, or is its color red, or is its color white, or is it not? In terms of speech, it does not describe, but it describes it by state through the language of the state. So, if this garment on the body reveals the color of the skin completely, revealing it clearly, then this is not a covering. However, if it reveals the end of the trousers, that is part of the limb, so that is a covering. But if it reveals the skin, the color of the skin, then it is not a covering, so the covering with it is not valid.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient. This is sufficient.